LENAPE NAMES of ANIMALS and MORE - Delaware Tribe

[Pages:15]LENAPE NAMES of ANIMALS and MORE

These are names and photographs of some of the common animals known to the Lenape or Delaware Indians. In the first column there are links in blue that can be clicked or copied to your web browser to take you to the Lenape Talking Dictionary (talk-) where you can hear the Lenape name of the animal. In the third column enclosed in " " is the literal translation of the Lenape name.

ahtu(hw)



xinkw?l?pay



deer buck deer

nush?tu



anikw?s



doe deer ground squirrel

ch?mam?s



chinkwe



hmuweam?ns



kawiya



rabbit

bobcat

killer whale, orca "cannibal fish" porcupine

kw?n?muxkw



kw?nishkw?nayas ?or-

kw?nsh?kw?nay



mamalis



m?xkw



otter mountain lion

"long-tailed one"

fawn deer

bear

meh?moxkchalh?s



mpi?xkw



mpix?m



munhake



gopher

whale "water bear"

seal "water animal"

woodchuck

mus



nah?n?m



ni?nkwe



?kw?s



elk raccoon lynx fox

?pinkw



p?kak?n?t



p?lenikw



pipisilunk?n



opossum moose

flying squirrel

bat "wrinkled wings"

pukw?s



s?nkwe



shkakw



sisilie



mouse weasel skunk buffalo

t?makwe



t?m?skw?s



t?me



t?met?t



beaver "one who cuts wood"

muskrat "one who cuts grass"

wolf

coyote "little wolf"

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